Like the rest of the [[New Testament]], III John is written in [[Koine Greek]]. It was originally written as a letter. John only addresses himself as "the elder", because when he wrote III John church leaders were called elders. As in II John, he writes that he does not want to write all he wants to tell in a letter. This may explain the small size of III John. | Like the rest of the [[New Testament]], III John is written in [[Koine Greek]]. It was originally written as a letter. John only addresses himself as "the elder", because when he wrote III John church leaders were called elders. As in II John, he writes that he does not want to write all he wants to tell in a letter. This may explain the small size of III John. |